It is, unfortunately, a common story. A volunteer is having a difficult time with something or someone on their team. They approach their leader for help in resolving the issue. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care …

One of the labels that makes me ill is the division of volunteers into “core team” or “first team” instead of just team. I don’t know how many times I hear ministry leaders talk about …

When you assume that your volunteers want to serve every week, they will burn out.
When you assume that your volunteers will tell you when something is wrong, they won’t.
When you assume that your volunteers will …

Have you ever thought about how many potential volunteers you could recruit tomorrow by investing some time on them today? One of the recurring patterns I have been seeing recently is the reactive nature of …

I’m in the process of expanding on the leadership training materials I’ve recently developed for my church, specifically on how to encourage leader development. I already have some ideas written down – now it …

Would your volunteers say they are “Bored Now” and yawn?
I stumbled across some interesting volunteer statistics from a UK research firm:
Younger people aged 16-24, were more likely to be involved in informal volunteering than any …

In a recent podcast, a question was posed to the group about how to recruit volunteers for church ministries that require specific skills. While it can be difficult to locate volunteers with the specific skillset …

From a recent interview by Guy Kawasaki with Richard Stearns, President of World Vision, speaking on acting in love to build trust and make an impact:
Question:Are you trying to end poverty or evangelize Christianity?
Answer: As …

How are you scheduling your volunteers? Post a comment and let me know what kind of method(s) you use to coordinate your volunteers for your children’s ministry workers, door greeters, ushers, Sunday School leaders, small …

A few weeks ago, I had a good friend and co-worker call me after dinner and asked if I would mind if he stopped by to pray with me. He knew that I was about …